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Maratha quota stir: Sub-caste certificates to be issued to pacify protesters
Chief minister Eknath Shinde announced a series of measures to pacify the protesters after an urgent meeting of the Cabinet Sub-committee on the Maratha reservation
Published on Oct 30, 2023 03:55 PM IST
Shinde assures reservation to Marathas, bashes ‘power-hungry’ Thackeray
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde vowed to ensure a quota for the Maratha community amid ongoing protests. He criticised Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray and appealed to the Maratha community not to resort to drastic measures.
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 07:44 AM IST
Yogesh Naik, Mumbai
Maha becomes caste cauldron as communities get aggressive about reservation
Maharashtra is facing a socio-political crisis as various communities protest for reservation rights, threatening to tear apart the social fabric. Maratha activist Manoj Jarange-Patil is set to resume his hunger strike, demanding benefits for Marathas in the OBC category, and has also joined forces with the Dhangar community, who are agitating for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribes category. The government has not yet made a decision on the demands, leading to increased tensions and protests. This issue is expected to impact the upcoming elections in Maharashtra.
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 07:38 AM IST
Monday Musings: Maratha reservation issue takes a troubling turn
The support Manoj Jarange is receiving within the community has left the state government, especially the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in a fix
Updated on Oct 23, 2023 07:10 AM IST
Jarange-Patil, the face of a ‘faceless’ agitation by Marathas
Hunger strikes, agitations and foot marches are not new for the Maratha activist, who has staged 35 protests since 2011. He became a familiar face in central Maharashtra after a morcha at the divisional commissioner’s office in 2014. In 2021, he held a sit-in protest at Sasht Pimpalgaon in Jalna, and later a six-day hunger strike. Before that, he had protested in Gorigandhari village for financial assistance to the families of community members who died in agitations in 2016-17
Updated on Oct 16, 2023 08:02 AM IST
